Kieran James Phillips (born 18 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sacramento Republic, on loan from Huddersfield Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kieran James Phillips[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Pontefract, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Sacramento Republic (on loan from Huddersfield Town) | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huddersfield Town | |||
| 2013–2020 | Everton | ||
| 2020 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Huddersfield Town | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Walsall (loan) | 26 | (5) |
| 2022 | → Exeter City (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Morecambe (loan) | 20 | (7) |
| 2023–2024 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Sacramento Republic (loan) | 27 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024 | |||
Career
editBorn in Pontefract, Phillips started his football career playing for his local club, Huddersfield Town, before moving to Everton's academy at under-13 level. In 2016, he suffered a double knee fracture, which ruled him out for two and a half years.[3]
Phillips returned to Huddersfield Town in January 2020, originally on a loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 season.[4] The deal was made permanent on 13 July 2020, with Phillips signing until the summer of 2021, with the option of a further year's extension.[5] On 10 September, Phillips signed a new contract with the club, running end of the 2021–22 season – again with the option of an additional year.[6]
Phillips made his professional début for Huddersfield on 2 January 2021, when he came on as a substitute in their 2–1 Championship defeat to Reading, replacing Rarmani Edmonds-Green.[7] He made his first senior start for the club in a 3–2 FA Cup Third Round defeat at home to Plymouth Argyle.[8][9]
On 12 July 2021, Phillips joined League Two side Walsall on a season-long loan deal.[10] He signed a new contract with Huddersfield, running until 2025, on 20 January 2022.[11] Phillips was recalled by Huddersfield on 28 January, after scoring five goals in thirty-three appearances across all competitions.[12]
Three days later, Phillips joined League Two club Exeter City on loan, until the end of the 2021–22 season. The move was due to him playing as a winger at Walsall, but Huddersfield seeing his long-term future as a striker – which Exeter were able to cater for. He gained automatic promotion with Exeter this season.[13]
At the start of the 2022–23 season, Phillips joined Morecambe on loan for the season,[14] but his loan was curtailed on 16 January 2023, owing to a long-term injury.[15]
On 24 August 2023, Phillips joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan.[16] He was recalled from his loan spell on 31 January 2024 to continue rehabilitation on an injury which had ruled him out since October.[17]
On 12 April 2024, Phillips joined Huddersfield's sister USL Championship club Sacramento Republic on loan for the remainder of the 2024 season.[18]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 2 September 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 2020–21[19] | Championship | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Walsall (loan) | 2021–22[20] | League Two | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 33 | 5 |
| Exeter City (loan) | 2021–22[20] | League Two | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Morecambe (loan) | 2022–23[21] | League One | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 7 |
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2023–24[22] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 69 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 82 | 14 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Huddersfield Town" (PDF). 23 June 2020. p. 12. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Kieran Phillips- Forward - Huddersfield Town B Team - Huddersfield Town". www.htafc.com.
- ^ "KIERAN PHILLIPS". www.toffeeweb.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Threlfall-Sykes, David (31 January 2020). "LOAN: ACADEMY SIGNS STRIKER KIERAN PHILLIPS". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Threlfall-Sykes, David (13 July 2020). "TRANSFER: KIERAN PHILLIPS JOINS FROM EVERTON". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Threlfall-Sykes, David (10 September 2020). "KIERAN PHILLIPS SIGNS NEW TOWN CONTRACT". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Partington, Mikey (2 January 2021). "REPORT: TOWN 1–2 READING". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ Tomlinson, Adam (9 January 2021). "TEAM NEWS: TOWN vs PLYMOUTH ARGYLE". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Partington, Mikey (9 January 2021). "REPORT: TOWN 2-3 PLYMOUTH". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Kieran Phillips: Walsall sign Huddersfield Town striker on loan". BBC Sport. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Threlfall-Sykes, David (20 January 2022). "NEW CONTRACT FOR KIERAN PHILLIPS!". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Kieran Phillips recalled by Huddersfield Town". saddlers.co.uk. Walsall F.C. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Threlfall-Sykes, David (31 January 2022). "LOAN: KIERAN PHILLIPS JOINS EXETER CITY". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Kieran Phillips Joins Morecambe". Huddersfield Town AFC. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Phillips Loan Ends". morecambefc.com. Morecambe F.C. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ Westbury, Ollie (24 August 2023). "Shrewsbury Town sign Kieran Phillips on loan from Huddersfield". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "LOAN: KIERAN PHILLIPS RECALLED FROM SHREWSBURY". www.htafc.com. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "LOAN: KIERAN PHILLIPS JOINS SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC". www.htafc.com. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Kieran Phillips in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Kieran Phillips in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by Kieran Phillips in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by Kieran Phillips in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2023.